Targa Tasmania final leg summary

White wins second Targa Tasmania title
After six gruelling days of competition, local driver Jason White has
triumphed in the modern section to add a second Targa Tasmania title to
his collection.
Driving his Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo...

White wins second Targa Tasmania title

After six gruelling days of competition, local driver Jason White has
triumphed in the modern section to add a second Targa Tasmania title to
his collection.

Driving his Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Strada, White and his
co-driving uncle, John White, led from start to finish to claim a 63
second win ahead of Queenslander Ray Vandersee in a Skelta G-Force, and
Tony Quinn in a Nissan GT-R.

The Classic Outright competition was won convincingly by Victorian, Rex
Broadbent, who produced a near faultless drive in a 1974 Porsche 911 RS.

Melbourne driver, Paul Batten, secured the Classic Handicap title with a
superb performance in his 1961 Volvo PV544 across the 504 competitive
kilometres.

Tasmanian Tony Warren was the dominant force in the Showroom competition
droving his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX to a one minute and 45 second
victory - his second in three years. Second place went to the Mazda3 MPS
of Brendan Reeves, with Dean Evans third in a Lancer Evo X, nine seconds
further back.

After previously winning Targa Tasmania in 2005 in a Nissan GT-R, Jason
White's victory comes after many years of trying in the Italian supercar.
Recent changes to the Lamborghini's specification have made the car
faster than ever, and he was untouchable over the course of the event.

"When John announced a month ago that we were going to change the car to
the new model, I had mixed emotions about it all," White said.

"We were all pretty excited about it, but I was quite scared knowing the
amount of work and man hours that would be needed. We were delighted just
to get it to the start line, but I was shaking in my boots knowing that I
hadn't seen any these roads since last year.

"To get it this far has been extremely satisfying. To be involved in
building the car and then to have a result like this is amazing.

"We've got our name on the trophy twice now, but others have got it there
eight times, so we're not going to rest at this. There’s a record
out there that we’d like to chase after."

Broadbent was rarely challenged as he charged to back-to-back Classic
wins. Despite only entering the event at the eleventh-hour, his Porsche
911 never missed a beat to take a clear victory.

"It's been survival of the fittest, but I'm still pretty happy and have
enjoyed it enormously," Broadbent commented.

"My co-driver and good friend, Chris (Randell), has been totally
professional and didn't put a foot wrong, and it makes a big difference
to the driver. I've always said that navigators are 80 per cent of the
team, but I reckon it might event by 85 per cent this time."

Tony Warren led from the start in the Showroom competition. His
blistering speed early in the event had his rivals expecting the Lancer
Evo IX to run out of tyres, but a polished drive over the final days
ensured he took the step to the top of the podium.

"It's a great feeling to not only win the Showroom competition, but to
take out the Australian Tarmac Championship as well, which was my main
goal," Warren said.

"Today we pushed harder than we thought we would to maintain our lead,
but the car was superb and Natasha’s (Deniese) navigating was
fantastic. We didn't miss a beat, so it's been great.

"This car is prepared in my workshop by my mate Gary Cox and I, and his
preparation has been magnificent."

Victorian Andrew Richmond won the Early Modern in his Nissan Skyline
GT-R, while Tasmanian Wayne Clark's 1938 Dodge Speedster Special
completed the course to win the Vintage category.